discover your world

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."
- Vincent van Gogh

"Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love."
- David McCullough

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

- Buddha

*This post is dedicated to my friend, the lovely Kathryn Butler, who is doing something very brave and exciting today! Please send her all your happiest thoughts and good wishes as she starts a new chapter in her life! Hooray for new adventures!

school's out for summer!

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I officially survived my first year of dental hygiene school.

Cue celebratory song and dance.

project 365: spring shots

{dainty daffodils}

{tulips for sale}

{take me out to the ball game}

{taste of phoenix culinary festival}

{mother's day bouquet}

Project 365 is moving right along! I can't believe it's May already... With summer fast approaching I thought I would share a few of my favorite spring shots with all of you. You can see the rest of my Project 365 photos here!

"Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night."

-Rainer Maria Rilke

post spending hiatus purchases

I recently made my first foray into post spending hiatus shopping. Christy and I headed to Fashion Square to see what they had to offer. Overall, I think I did pretty well... I scored this sweet little cardigan from J. Crew and this comfy hoodie from Anthropologie. The best part is they were both on sale!

*I really stuck to my guns and didn't buy anything that I didn't absolutely love. If something didn't fit just right or the quality looked poor I put it back on the rack and walked away. It felt great.